slog

American  

[slog] / slɒg /

verb (used with object)

• slogs,
  present (3rd person singular)
• slogged,
  past participle,  past
• slogging
  present participle

1. to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.

2. to drive with blows.

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verb (used without object)

• slogs,
  present (3rd person singular)
• slogged,
  past participle,  past
• slogging
  present participle

1. to deal heavy blows.

2. to walk or plod heavily.

3. to toil.

noun

• slogs
  plural

1. a long, tiring walk or march.

2. long, laborious work.

3. a heavy blow.

slog British  

/ slɒɡ /

verb

1. to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing

2. (intr) to work hard; toil

3. (intr; foll by down, up, along, etc) to move with difficulty; plod

4. cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball

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noun

1. a tiring hike or walk

2. long exhausting work

3. a heavy blow or swipe

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• slogger
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• slogs
  plural

Participles

• slogging
  present
• slogged
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• slog
  simple
• slogs
  simple
• have slogged
  perfect
• has slogged
  perfect
• am slogging
  progressive
• are slogging
  progressive
• is slogging
  progressive
• have been slogging
  perfect progressive
• has been slogging
  perfect progressive

Past

• slogged
  simple
• had slogged
  perfect
• was slogging
  progressive
• were slogging
  progressive
• had been slogging
  perfect progressive

Future

• will slog
  simple
• will have slogged
  perfect
• will be slogging
  progressive
• will have been slogging
  perfect progressive

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Etymology

Origin of slog

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug ²

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Explanation

When you slog, you toil at something, working hard and often slowly to get a difficult job done. You might slog with your shovel through the pile of snow in your driveway. A worker might slog through a pile of papers on her desk, or slog long and hard on a construction crew. In either case, the job requires persistence and determination. Another way to slog is to walk with difficulty, the way someone might slog along a muddy road to the gas station after getting a flat tire. The original meaning of slog was "hit hard," possibly as a variation of slug.

Example Sentences

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"It is a slog in the middle of a parliament, it's hard being the third party and it's such an enormous leap going from 15 MPs to 72," another party figure present told us.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The next evening, Cohn made the long slog back out to 2001 Odyssey, but the young man had disappeared.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company’s most recent financial report to investors, however, showed slumping sales in its North American foods segment, as the consumer slog against inflation continued.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The last two decades have been a tough slog for legacy media companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Why don’t you bring the broadside over to Number Three tonight and we’ll slog through that wretched thing together.”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Let’s be clear: Training camps no longer are the two-a-day-workout, full-contact slogs of decades past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Jordan said in an interview that he intended to closely focus on Domino’s operations as the pizza sector slogs through years of anemic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, it is important to remember that this isn’t yet a foregone conclusion by any means—and that there are multiple uphill slogs ahead for PSWBD.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

One thing for certain is that England's sweeps, reverse-sweeps, switch-hits, slogs and scoops befuddled the hosts in Hyderabad.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

“Cowardice,” agrees Bastian, and the boy sits while the commandant slogs forward, nodding to himself, pleased.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

This comes after the club slogged to first place last year with a nail-biting mix of narrow victories and excruciating defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

At the close of one of the most historic, significant and surreal days in English cricketing history, the home side had slogged their way to 103-4 in a chase of a fanciful 373.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Brook was fortunate to survive on 45 when he slogged Starc and the ball dropped between three chasing fielders.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

The gondola project has slogged through Metro since 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

For two days I slogged steadily up the valley of ice.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Who knows about slogging over a 9-to-5 better than Dolly Parton?

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Another former major winner is currently slogging through a longer road back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He ended up slogging his way through 18 minutes and scored eight points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

So long, late-night Seamless deliveries to the lobby while slogging through deals; hello, civilized meals from company-owned food kiosks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

All that Sunday morning we had been slogging away cleaning Carleton’s study, and then, just before lunch Carleton himself strode into the room and said, ‘You’ve had long enough.’

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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